EPIC Alert Volume 17
EPIC Alert Volume 17
EPIC Alert 17.01 (January 15, 2010)
- Christmas Day Attack Prompts Renewed Debate about Body Scanners
- Documents Prove that Scanners Record, Store, and Transmit Images
- FTC Tells FCC that it is Pursuing EPIC’s Cloud Computing Complaint
- EPIC Files Supplemental Complaint Regarding Facebook
- Google to Stop Filtering Search Results in China
- News in Brief
- EPIC Bookstore: “Media Ownership and Concentration in America”
- Upcoming Conferences and Events
EPIC Alert 17.02 (January 29, 2010)
- EPIC Hosts 15th Annual Privacy Coalition Meeting
- Worldwide Celebration of International Privacy Day 2010
- Experts Urge U.S. to Ratify Privacy Convention
- European Union Rejects U.S. Demands on Body Scanners
- EPIC Continues to Fight for the Privacy Rights of Facebook Users
- News in Brief
- EPIC Bookstore: “Privacy in Context”
- Upcoming Conferences and Events
EPIC Alert 17.03 (February 12, 2010)
- EPIC Files suit for NSA Surveillance Authority
- EPIC Seeks Records on Google/NSA Relationship
- European Parliament Rejects US Bank Data Deal
- FTC Sets Out Priorities, but Lacks Strategy for Privacy Protection
- Federal Budget Plan for FY 2011 Announced
- News in Brief
- EPIC Bookstore: “You Are Not a Gadget”
- Upcoming Conferences and Events
EPIC Alert 17.04 (February 25, 2010)
- EPIC Urges Court to Reject Google Books Settlement
- Lawsuit Alleges School Used Laptops to Spy on Students at Home
- EPIC Submits Statement on Location Privacy
- EPIC Urges FTC to Investigate Google Buzz
- EPIC Submits Statement to Congress on Google, NSA, Cybersecurity
- News in Brief
- EPIC Bookstore: “The Peep Diaries”
- Upcoming Conferences and Events
EPIC Alert 17.05 (March 11, 2010)
- EPIC Files Amicus Brief in Petitioner Privacy Case
- Supreme Court to Decide if there is Right to Informational Privacy
- Agency Calls for Further Analysis Before Deploying Imaging Machines
- EPIC Files Amended Complaint on Google Buzz
- White House Publishes Outline of Cyber Security Policies
- News in Brief
- EPIC Bookstore: “The Watchers”
- Upcoming Conferences and Events
EPIC Alert 17.06 (March 24, 2010)
- EPIC Urges Congress to Suspend Body Scanning Program
- EPIC Files Supreme Court Brief in Electronic Privacy Case
- EPIC Recommends Privacy Safeguards for Smart Grid Services
- Open Government Audit Finds Mixed Results for Obama Administration
- EPIC to FTC: Adopt Effective Privacy Safeguards
- News in Brief
- EPIC Bookstore: “Fatal System Error”
- Upcoming Conferences and Events
EPIC Alert 17.07 (April 9, 2010)
- EPIC Files Opposition Motion in NSPD 54 Case
- Lawmakers Urge FTC to Investigate Google Buzz
- Opposition to Body Scanners Continues to Grow
- DHS Releases Privacy Study of Cybersecurity Project
- New Advisory Board Members Join EPIC
- News in Brief
- EPIC Bookstore: “Digital Privacy”
- Upcoming Conferences and Events
EPIC Alert 17.08 (April 26, 2010)
- Broad Coalition Petitions DHS to Shut Down Body Scanners
- DHS Has 2000 Body Scanner Images, But Refuses to Disclose Them
- EPIC Demands Release of Classified Answers on Privacy and Internet
- No EU-US Agreement on Transfer of Financial Data or Body Scanners
- Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Text Message Privacy Case
- News in Brief
- EPIC Bookstore: “Can They Do That?”
- Upcoming Conferences and Events
EPIC Alert 17.09 (May 10, 2010)
- EPIC Urges Congress to Protect Children’s Privacy Online
- Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Petitioner Privacy
- Privacy Groups Warn FTC of Facebook’s Unfair and Deceptive Acts
- In Amicus Brief, EPIC Urges Federal Court to Stop Wiretap Abuse
- Government Wiretaps Up 26% in 2009
- News in Brief
- EPIC Bookstore: “The Insider”
- Upcoming Conferences and Events
EPIC Alert 17.10 (May 21, 2010)
- Google Reveals that “Street View” Scarfed Wi-Fi Data
- Senate Unanimously Passes Faster FOIA Act of 2010
- EPIC Opposes Efforts to Limit the Privacy Act
- President Obama Nominates Elena Kagan for Supreme Court
- EPIC Urges New Jersey Supreme Court to Safeguard Privacy
- News in Brief
- EPIC Bookstore: Film Review: “Erasing David”
- Upcoming Conferences and Events
EPIC Alert 17.11 (June 4, 2010)
- EPIC, Congress Urge Investigation of Google Street View
- TSA Responds to EPIC, Claims Body Scanners Okay
- Facebook makes privacy changes, Questions remain
- EPIC Honors 2010 Champions of Freedom
- Canadian Privacy Commissioner Launches Street View Investigation
- News in Brief
- EPIC Bookstore:
- Upcoming Conferences and Events
EPIC Alert 17.12 (June 21, 2010)
- EPIC Recommends Consumer Privacy Protections for Smart Grid
- Privacy Commissioner Awards $500,000 to Advance Privacy Research
- Investigations of Google Street View Widen
- Supreme Court Finds Search of Employee’s Text Messages “Reasonable”
- New Cybersecurity Legislation Introduced
- News in Brief
- EPIC Bookstore: “The Facebook Effect”
- Upcoming Conferences and Events
EPIC Alert 17.13 (July 2, 2010)
- EPIC Urges US Senate to Explore Kagan’s Views on Privacy
- Federal Trade Commission Takes Action Against Twitter
- Supreme Court Permits Disclosure of Petitioner Signatures
- EPIC Urges Congress to Reform ECPA, Safeguard Locational Data
- EPIC Forces Disclosure of Report on Obama Passport Breach
- News in Brief
- EPIC Bookstore: “Please Remove Your Shoes” (Documentary)
- Upcoming Conferences and Events
EPIC Alert 17.14 (July 22, 2010)
- EPIC Urges Court to Suspend DHS’s Full Body Scanner Program
- EPIC Testifies Before Congress on Smartgrid Privacy
- EPIC Urges FTC to Strengthen Children’s Privacy Rule
- EPIC Testifies in Congress on Cybersecurity
- EPIC Requests Records Regarding NSA’s “Perfect Citizen” Program
- Privacy Polls Pose Problems for DHS and Facebook
- News in Brief
- Upcoming Conferences and Events
EPIC Alert 17.15 (July 30, 2010)
- DHS Announces Dramatic Expansion of Airport Body Scanner Program
- Court Finds in Favor of Privacy Activist
- EPIC Urges Congress to Protect Social Network Users
- State Attorneys General Press Google on Street View Scandal
- EPIC Obtains Medical Record Database Contract
- Personal Information of 100 Million Facebook Users Leaked Online
- News in Brief
- Upcoming Conferences and Events
EPIC Alert 17.16 (August 16, 2010)
- Feds Admit that Body Scanner Machines Store Photos
- EPIC submits amicus in NASA v. Nelson
- Maine Law on Prescription Privacy Upheld
- Elena Kagan Confirmed as Supreme Court Justice
- Federal Appeals Court Requires Warrant for GPS Tracking
- News in Brief
- EPIC Book Review: “Cyberwar”
- Upcoming Conferences and Events
EPIC Alert 17.17 (August 31, 2010)
- Senators Question Full Body Scanners, Highlight Health Risks
- EPIC Launches Body Scanner Incident Report Page
- Facebook “Places” Embeds Privacy Risks
- Agency Reconsiders Medical Breach Notification Rule
- Lawsuit Filed for Travel Surveillance Records
- News in Brief
- EPIC Book Review: “Islands of Privacy”
- Upcoming Conferences and Events
EPIC Alert 17.18 (September 14, 2010)
- EPIC Challenge to Body Scanner Program Progresses in Federal Court
- Ralph Nader and EPIC Urge Senate Hearings on Airport Body Scanners
- EPIC Files Suit for Documents Regarding Google/NSA Partnership
- Google Settles Buzz Lawsuit, Announces New Privacy Policy
- Questions Remain about Future of Iraq Biometric Databases
- EPIC’s Marc Rotenberg Named to ICANN Advisory Committee
- News in Brief
- Upcoming Conferences and Events
EPIC Alert 17.19 (October 1, 2010)
- Virginia Court of Appeals Authorizes Warrantless GPS Tracking
- Groups Urgs Supreme Court to Curtail Governmen Secrecy
- EPIC Submits Comments to Council of Europe on Profiling
- Ninth Circuit Strips Guidelines from Fourth Amendment Opinion
- Tests in Italy Raise New Questions About Airport Body Scanners
- News in Brief
- EPIC Book Review: “Because it is Wrong”
- Upcoming Conferences and Events
EPIC Alert 17.20 (October 14, 2010)
- Supreme Court to Examine Personal Privacy Rights of Corporations
- EPIC Seeks Details on New Government Crypto Regulations
- Senate Considers Data Security and Breach Notification Bill
- EPIC Submits Comments on Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
- Federal Court Protects Innocent Targets of Government Surveillance
- News in Brief
- EPIC Book Review: “Keeping Faith with the Constitution”
- Upcoming Conferences and Events
EPIC Alert 17.21 (October 21, 2010)
- EPIC Launches Privacy 2010 Campaign
- Obama Administration Receives Harsh Reviews in 2010 Report Card
- EPIC Receives Documents on DHS Biometric Plans
- Public Voice Meeting to be Held in Jerusalem
- Investigation of Google Street View Moves Forward in Spain
- News in Brief
- EPIC Book Review: “The Silent State”
- Upcoming Conferences and Events
EPIC Alert 17.22 (November 9, 2010)
- In Opening Brief, EPIC Urges Court to Suspend Body Scanner Program
- Public Voice Hosts Civil Society Privacy Conference in Jerusalem
- EPIC Urges Support for Comprehensive Data Protection Framework
- FTC Closes Non-investigation of Google Street View
- EPIC Releases 2010 E-Deceptive Campaign Practices Report
- News in Brief
- EPIC Book Review: “The Great Decision”
- Upcoming Conferences and Events
EPIC Alert 17.23 (November 19, 2010)
- EPIC Files Amicus Brief in Supreme Court Case on “Personal Privacy”
- Senate Hearings Grill TSA on Full Body Scanners in Airports
- FCC Investigates Google Street View
- EPIC Body Scanner Lawsuit Faces Challenge, Endorsed by Libertarians
- Europe Moves Forward with New Strategy for Privacy Protection
- News in Brief
- EPIC Book Review: “The Master Switch”
- Upcoming Conferences and Events
EPIC Alert 17.24 (December 10, 2010)
- Congress Addresses Issues with TSA, Body Scanners
- Public Protest Mounts Over Body Scanners
- Rapiscan Patent Raises New Health Concerns
- Google Patent to Use Street View Data to Identify Internet Users
- Europe Promotes Comprehensive Data Protection Framework
- EPIC Urges FOIA Ombudsman to Pursue FOIA Oversight
- News in Brief
- Upcoming Conferences and Events
EPIC Alert 17.25 (December 17, 2010)
- U.S. Government Pressures Companies to Cut Off Wikileaks
- EPIC Submits Comments on DHS Fusion Center Proposals
- Congress, FTC Privacy Report Examine Possibilities of Do Not Track
- Briefing Schedule Announced in EPIC v. DHS, the Body Scanners Case
- Google’s Street View Practices Face Continued Legal Scrutiny
- News in Brief
- EPIC’s Holiday Wish List: Gift Ideas
- Upcoming Conferences and Events